Umbrella



Nov. ll, 1.930. H. SCHRDER UMBRELLA Filed sept.

AE miga" Patented Nov. 11, 19930 UNITED sTrEs HEINRICH SCHRDER, orf cAss'E'L, Yerutrfrnirv UMBRFIQIAl Application filed september 12, 1792s, serial 110,305,438, and in.carinanyL August 16,1328.

The present invention comprises two char-` acteristic features. The first consists in a case having, besides the usual stiffening ring at that end where the tip of the umbrella stick is received, another rigid ring at the other end where there are the tips of the frame rods when the umbrella is collapsed, and a grip-,forming member, may be of annular shape, from which the rigid ring mentioned, and with it the Acase,.are suspended, there existing, therefore, two grips, viz. the one just mentioned which pertains'to the umbrella case, and the grip proper which pertains to the umbrella proper. The iirst of i 5 these grips may be iiexibla The other grip or handle which is longitudinally shiftable and can be xed in its end-positions on the stick of the umbrella. This grip isv in one of its end positions when the umbrella is in its position of rest, in a case, and it is in its other end-position when the umbrella is in its position of use, all as fully described r hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated diagrammatically and by way of example on the accompanying drawing on which Figure 1 is a sideview of the complete umbrella (umbrella proper and case) in its position of rest, i. e., ready for being suspended from, and carried about by, a hand or the wrist; Figure 2 is a similar View, showing, however, only the umb'rella'case with its grip, the umbrella proper being removed; Fi re 3 is a view of `the upper end of the umbrella stick with its shiftable grip, this latter being shown in section, and the iigure being drawn to an enlarged scale relatively to Figs. 1 and 2; and Figure 4 shows the same parts of Fig. 3, but the grip having been shifted along upon the stick 40 end and being now in its extended position.

On the drawing, 1 (Fig. 1) denotesI the umbrella case, 3 is a rigid stidening ring at the narrow endot the case, and 5 another, but larger rigid stiiening ring at the other i end of the case the ring 3 surrounding the lower stick end 2 of the umbrella, when this latter is in the case, and the ring 5 surrounding the ends or tips 4 of the ribs of the umbrella. 7 denotes an annular grip which is connected to the ring 5 at the points 8 and into itsposition of use.

9 by means of a few chain-links 0r the like). Instead'of the'rigid annulargrip Y Va1exi1-- ble grip consisting,"for instance, also fof4 chain#` links or of a cord may be used. One of ,the objects, ofthe inventan 'is ,to give the umbrella as shorta'lengthf as" piossible, andjor this purpose `thelength of the stick lcanV be reduced" by` shifting the stick grip along upon rthestickin the direction voit the other endioflthe same. This is done whenl -66 the umbrellais to be housed in the correspond-lV ingly short case 1.' f 'In the example (shown in the drawing (Figs.v 3 and 44)` 'thegrip Gis provided'with a llongiti'idinal bore rv12, and Y the stick end-10 with a rubber .cap :18,"and ai 6' cylindrical springpis inserted in thev endl of the bore. This "spring jisCOmpres'sed when the vgripis in vits retracted position' ofrest (Fig. 3), and constitutes the means by which the grip is lifted linto itsextendedposition, asi n]i`ig.4

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'lateral pin 14'inser'ted yinto the stickend projects into a' 'groove 15 of the-grip, whereby this latter Iis prevented rointurriing on the stick end, `anda "cap` nut .19 closesfthe, other; wise open lower endfofrthegripbore. 16de? Y notes ,the usual sleeve which 'can t be shifted along upon thestickand to` whichjthe oper-'1 ating' and staying rods 1fZoLtheLrame are hinged.` @To the sleeve vv16fis attachedfin the usual manner alflat spring which is imbedded vin a longitudinal groove of the stick and is provided with a depressibleprojection 18, as well as with a pawl 20 located at the free end of said spring within the cap nut 19 (when the grip 6 is in its retracted position, as in Fig. 3). Inthis position the spring 11 is compressed, but cannot ylitt the grip into its extended position, because the grip is retained by the pawl 20 by means of the cap nut 19. Onlyv when the member 18 is depressed and thereby the pawl 20 is moved inwardly so as to be withdrawn from the cap nut, the compressed spring can become active and lift the grip 6 into the position shown in Fig. 4, viz."

The strength of the spring is, of course, such that it can support the entire structure Y of the umbrella, when it is held upwardly I in open state. Moving the grip back into its Y r `lVhen ythe gri-p 4 6 'consistsof an onlyl Inod- '10 lerately rigid material, for instance of cellu` limit myself to all'`V details of the arrangementv d loid, galalith`,;or the like,v it maybe reinforced'- f *byl apiece of metal .tube inserted into the .b0re12. w Y yI Wish Vit tobe understoodl that I do notV andy combinationof, parts. described and. shown; There may, bel departuresf; in `the details Without vc lepartingfrom the gist of the y invention; 20 -Lclaimizy i v j@ .t j Y Incombinationwithfan.umbrellasticli hav.- l ingja4k longitudinalgrooyenear its holding n Y end,"Y` ahandle liayingfafy longitudinalV borere; Y y l ':`ei`vin,g;` said stickend in. it, andhaying also '2 5 a;110i;gigudinaiz@momiaSaidY here; a' helical I 3g s adlbore j acapnntscrewed uponthehandle c'ompres'siye spring, located in said-.bore be.-Vr tyveentlie QlCl. face of the stickfand the: oppo- 5 site: face of said'fbore; a p inapnojectingforth. laterally from-the: stick linto saidy groove in endwhichislocatedf opposite to that enclosi'ngrsaidlsplng, said nuthaving a recess. at f y f i"..ldngitudinaligrooye of theV stick: and being A35 fixedthereimfa 'pawl projecting outwardly 1 5, Intestimony'Whereof'l aiiixsmy--signature f :from the otherend of thisspring and being vadapted.'toenter intosaidcap nutreoess ,when theliandleis shiftedtowardsity sofas tocomg pressthe said `helical spring and anotherpro- 40- j ectionjextendingl also outwardly from the y vsai'd-fiat springand-beingadapted to be der" e pressed together 'Witha this spring .and the pawlbythe usual staying rod slide substantially,as,setiiorth.y l 

